Rob Porter’s ex-wife on White House fallout: ‘I expected a woman to do better’.

An ex-wife of former White House staff secretary Rob Porter lashed out at the Trump administration for their reaction to the fallout over the assault allegations that led to Porter’s dismissal. In an Op-Ed for The Washington Post, Colbie Holderness slammed White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders for dodging questions about President Trump’s position...

Time: 01:53&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Date: 13.02.2018

In an Op-Ed for The Washington Post, Colbie Holderness slammed White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders for dodging questions about President Trump’s position on Porter while arguing with the assumption that “strong” women can’t be assaulted.

“White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders again declined to say whether the president believes Willoughby and me,” Holderness wrote in the Washington Post.

“While I cannot say I am surprised, I expected a woman to do better.”

Holderness took particular issue with White House counselor Kellyanne Conway.

“I beg to differ,” Holderness countered. “Recognizing and surviving in an abusive relationship take strength. The abuse can be terrifying, life-threatening and almost constant.”

She went on to detail the abuse she allegedly suffered at the hands of a former White House official and encouraged others who have suffered a similar nightmare.

“Victims are often with their abusers for long periods of time,” she wrote.

“They marry them, become financially intertwined with them, have children with them. There are many reasons people find it difficult to leave. The bottom line is, it takes strength to pull yourself away and start over.”